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With your business analytics studies, I'm guessing you know how to do at least some machine learning/statistical modelling? If so, I think the most straightforward option would be to find a public dataset (from Kaggle, UCI, etc) that ideally involves language or some form of NLP. Try different types of techniques and models to solve the problems and research the methods you use. Even if you don't come up with a great model, you could still have a quality research paper. Another idea is to choose a problem in the area you want to research, for instance, problems for computational models for parsing. You could do a literature review and try to implement current state of the art methods and note your results or possibilities for new solutions to the problem. Neither of these ideas are likely to be groundbreaking papers, but I think they have potential to be decent writing samples in your timeframe.

No train station. There's nothing much in the way of public transit. The area relies really heavily on cars. It's a shame because it would be convenient to cut back on the tired driving.

These are my biggest concerns really. Early mornings (when traffic is heaviest, making it even earlier) and then having to be there all day is just going to be exhausting. Thanks for your input, and I definitely didn't think to factor in the extra time getting around campus.

Wow, 4 hours every day has gotta be rough. I don't know if I could do that, but your posts give me some hope! Thanks for the ideas!

I appreciate the feedback, everyone. The reason for this is because my husband is most likely going to be working about two hours away from my university and we were gonna split the difference. I'm still looking into other options, but you all gave me some things to consider.

So long story short, I'm starting a master's program in the fall, and it's looking like I'm going to have to move to a city about an hour's drive away from campus. I originally thought it wouldn't be the worst thing, but other grad students are essentially telling me it's an unreasonable option, and I'm getting increasingly nervous about it. Does anybody have any experiences with this situation? Did it affect you, your academic work, or your social life at all?

Thanks! I applied to the intelligent systems program. I expect a rejection is coming, but at least it wasn't my first choice. It sounds like you still have a chance with Pitt based on that response, so don't lose hope just yet!

I also haven't heard from Pitt yet. I sent my program's graduate administrator an email a week ago and no response. I had pretty much already decided on another school, but I still think a response would have been decent.

Disclaimer: I've never actually been inside either of those apartments, but honestly I think they're pretty similar. As far as location, they're pretty close to each other. The main difference I notice from the website is that University Village will be open during school breaks like Christmas and spring break. I think there are options for people to stay in other residence halls if theirs is closed during breaks, but you may want to take that into consideration if you would like to stay in your apartment throughout the school year.

That'll vary by program. There may be some information on the food science website on assistantships and advising for registration, but you could send someone from the program an email to ask. I'm personally not very concerned about registration just yet. I'd expect some more information in the next few months.

I actually went to UGA for undergrad so I'm familiar with a lot of the areas, so it makes it easier for me to do from a distance. I don't plan to live on campus, so I keep checking websites like rentathens.com. If you are interested in University housing, which might be your best option at least for the first year or semester as an international student, you can register on the Dawg House. I'm not sure which site you were checking, but https://housing.uga.edu/site/register_famgrad has some information about it. That website mentions the three areas that are most common for grad students, but I think you can also choose to live in other residence halls if you want. There is a UGA bus that goes to family and graduate housing that makes it fairly convenient to get to campus. Alternatively, there are quite a few apartment complexes around Athens, some of which have their own buses/shuttles to campus, and some are on the Athens transit bus line. If you have any questions or want to know about a certain area, I'd be happy to help!

Hi, I'm going into the MS in artificial intelligence program. I didn't attend the last event. However, I am already familiar with the campus, and I have been told by other grad students that the accepted students day wasn't particularly helpful. They say that they basically tell you what to expect from grad school and that it's a lot of work. I will go to the one in June if I'm able to, though.

If anyone hasn't yet heard from Brandeis or has been waitlisted, I was accepted and will likely decline the offer. I just declined an offer from CUNY as well as they said they had many applicants on the waitlist. Edit: I also was not interviewed for either of these programs.

My favorite bookstore is downtown on Jackson St. I think it's called Jackson Street Books, or something of the sort. It's one of those secondhand bookstores with books stacked everywhere and a little bit of everything. There's another local bookstore a little north of downtown on Prince, but they sell new books and I don't find it quite as exciting. The local coffee chain is Jittery Joe's and you'll see those everywhere, but to get a different experience, you can check out Two Story on South Lumpkin St. Also, Walker's is downtown and it's a coffee shop/bar, and it's one of my favorite places to go downtown. The downtown area is very small (just a few blocks) but there are a ton of bars and restaurants and some vintage stores, and the Georgia Theater where concerts are held. There are several good parks to go to if you like outdoor things. Memorial Park has a trail and mini zoo; and the botanical gardens have a few trails. There's really not much else in Athens aside from some shopping centers and a small mall.

That I don't know. If you look into the courses in their curriculum you could check and see if they have any math prerequisites. Or send them an email to make sure.